The Croatia Zmijavci Post
Match24 Jul 2027
The wait goes on for Croatia Zmijavci
11 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad26 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Croatia Zmijavci
Marco Boras and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match24 Jul 2027
No clean sheets in sight for Croatia Zmijavci
5 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Croatia Zmijavci
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match24 Jul 2027
Opatija take the points off Croatia Zmijavci
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
No hiding place for Damjan Đoković
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Damjan Đoković, and the manager let it.
Market26 Jul 2027
Croatia Zmijavci promote Fran Majer from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Fran Majer has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market26 Jul 2027
Daniel Majer steps up from the Croatia Zmijavci academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Majer has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market26 Jul 2027
One of our own: Mato Horvat joins the Croatia Zmijavci first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mato Horvat is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Marko Kasalo joins the Croatia Zmijavci first team
- Squad A row about effort at Croatia Zmijavci
- Squad Croatia Zmijavci are still strangers to each other